Alternatives to Home Assistant

A home automation server that talks to smart devices on your own network instead of through their clouds. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Home Assistant.

  • openHAB

    Automate home devices from different manufacturers through one local server.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxWindowsmacOSSelf-hosted

    openHAB is another free, open-source local server with rules and bindings for many manufacturers, licensed EPL-2.0, but it lacks Home Assistant's companion mobile apps.

  • Google Home

    Google's app for connecting, controlling and automating smart home devices, with a web version and Gemini voice assistant.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Google Home replaces a self-hosted server with Google's cloud and a Gemini voice assistant, is closed source, and puts most advanced features behind a Premium subscription.

  • Apple Home

    Apple's Home app for pairing and controlling HomeKit smart home accessories across Apple devices.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOS

    Apple Home is free and needs no server to maintain, but runs only on Apple devices, is closed source, and full features need a HomePod or Apple TV hub.

  • ioBroker

    An open-source integration platform that connects smart home devices, protocols and online services.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    ioBroker is an open-source self-hosted platform with hundreds of adapters and custom visualisations, covering building automation too, though configuring many adapters takes time.

  • Domoticz

    A lightweight, open-source home automation system for monitoring and controlling lights, switches and sensors.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Domoticz is a lightweight, fully local open-source controller that runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero, with fewer integrations and a more functional interface than Home Assistant.

  • Gladys Assistant

    A self-hosted, open-source smart home hub with dashboards, scenes, energy tracking and a voice assistant.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Gladys Assistant is an open-source local hub installed with one Docker command, offering Zigbee, Matter and MQTT integrations and no-code scenes, with a smaller integration catalogue.

  • FHEM

    A GPL-licensed Perl server for home automation that switches devices and logs sensor data.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    FHEM is a GPL Perl home automation server with over 430 protocol modules and text, JSON and XML interfaces, but configuration is technical and needs extra radio hardware.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Home Assistant as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Jeedom

    Open-source home automation software that brings multi-brand, multi-protocol devices into one interface.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Home Assistant is Apache-2.0 open source with integrations for thousands of device types and companion mobile apps, but monthly releases occasionally break configuration.

  • SmartThings

    Samsung's smart home app for connecting, controlling and automating compatible devices from one place.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Home Assistant is an open-source server you host yourself with local control across thousands of device types, but you must install, update and back it up.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.